Research

We study the basic principles that control the formation and growth of biominerals in Nature. Our focus is the structure of biominerals on the atomic, nano-, and mesoscales.

We derive inspiration from superhydrophobic plants and study how to control the wetting properties of synthetic surfaces to render them self-cleaning and anti-microbial properties.

We develop long-term stabilized amorphous precursors for bio-inspired 3D printing of objects with complex morphologies

We study how to translate bio-inspired crystal growth principles in order to engineer novel hybrid materials with improved mechanical, optical and physical properties.

We aim to enlighten a fundamental knowledge on the interfacial interactions and survival mechanisms of the novel type of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

Here, we study the vicinal-like surface structures on a gold substrate to provide further understanding of the formation of periodic nanoscale step structures.

In order to control the resulting crystalline structure, we study the ability to manipulate various structural aspects of amorphous materials by nanometer-size effects.